思い出す (おもいだす) Japanese meaning | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000思い出す · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 思い出す | 思い出さない |
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| Polite | 思い出します | 思い出しません |
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| Past polite | 思い出しました | 思い出しませんでした |
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| Past | 思い出した | 思い出さなかった |
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| Te-form | 思い出して | 思い出さないで |
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| Desire | 思い出したい | 思い出したくない |
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| Potential | 思い出せる | 思い出せない |
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| Passive | 思い出される | 思い出されない |
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| Causative | 思い出させる | 思い出させない |
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| Causative passive | 思い出させられる | 思い出させられない |
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| Volitional | 思い出そう | |
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| Polite volitional | 思い出しましょう | |
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| Imperative | 思い出せ | 思い出すな |
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| Conditional | 思い出せば | 思い出さなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 思い出したら | 思い出さなかったら |
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Usage patterns
〈人〉の〈事〉を思い出すto recall something about someone (e.g. their face, words)
I recall her smiling face.
ふと思い出すto suddenly recall something
On the train, I suddenly remembered something from the past.
〈人〉に〈事〉を思い出させるto remind someone of something
This song reminds him of his student days.
名前を思い出すto recall a name
I just can't recall that person's name.
昔を思い出すto reminisce about the past
My grandmother often reminisces about the past and tells us stories.
思い出す is the common, often spontaneous word for remembering something, while 思い起こす suggests a deliberate, reflective effort to bring a memory to mind.
思い出す is the standard, common verb for recalling a memory, while 思いつく in this sense implies the memory surfaces unexpectedly.
思い出す simply means to recall a memory, while 思い返す means to reflect on or reconsider it, often reevaluating one's feelings or decision.
思い出す often describes a memory surfacing spontaneously, while 思い浮かべる suggests a more deliberate effort to bring something to mind.
思い出す is a deliberate or general act of recalling something from memory, while 目に浮かぶ describes an image surfacing involuntarily and vividly.
思い出す focuses on the moment a memory comes to mind, while 振り返る implies a more deliberate, extended act of reflecting on past events.
思い出す is the standard modern verb for 'remember/recall'; 思う alone in this sense is rare and mostly literary.
思い出す means 'to recall/remember' a past event, while 思い描く means 'to picture/imagine' something, often about the future or hypothetical.
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思い出す means 'to recall/remember,' while 思い立つ means 'to suddenly decide to do something'—easy to confuse because both start with 思い.
思い出す means to remember or recall something, which learners sometimes confuse with 思い直す's meaning of reconsidering or changing one's mind.
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